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Vietnamese man with five-metre hair says lifelong grow-out is divine calling – ABC News
A 92-year-old man in Vietnam says he has gone without a snip since he was a child, saying he was “chosen” to grow out his hair.
While coronavirus lockdowns caused many men across the world to grow their hair longer than usual, none compare with Vietnam’s Nguyen Van Chien who has gone almost 80 years without a trim.
The 92-year-old from the southern Mekong Delta region is the proud owner of five-metre-long dreadlocks, owing to his belief in a faith that prescribes leaving untouched what a person is born with.
“I believe if I cut my hair I will die. I dare not change anything, not even combing it,” Mr Chien told Reuters …
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